Birmingham shop set to make its television debut after landing part in major daytime soap opera
Posted by rob smyth | Published: 10/05/2017
A busy Central England Co-operative store in Birmingham is soon set to star in a hit daytime soap opera.
Stirchley food store, in Hazelwell Street, will feature in a dramatic episode of BBC show Doctors after being handpicked by television producers.
Scenes were filmed inside and outside the store featuring the stars of the show, but exact details are being kept under wraps until the episodes air.
Jim Cunningham, Store Manager at Stirchley food store, said: “We were delighted for our store to be picked for filming by the BBC.
“Doctors is a show that is made right here in Birmingham and for Central England Co-operative Stirchley Supermarket to be part of the programme is a great honour.
“We cannot wait to see the scenes shot inside and outside the store when they are featured in the show later in the year.”
The soap opera is produced and recorded at the BBC Birmingham Drama Village, in nearby Selly Oak, and airs daily on BBC One.
It is set in the fictional West Midlands town of Letherbridge, described as being near Birmingham, and follows the staff of a GP practice and their families.
This is not the first time that the Stirchley food store has been a star on the television screen.
Last year, it was handpicked to feature in an episode of popular show Twirlywoos.
Twirlywoos is a popular children’s pre-school comedy series from Ragdoll Productions, which encourages youngsters to think for themselves and gain confidence in their own perceptions of the world.
The Stirchley Co-operative store is open from 7am-10pm Monday – Friday, 7am-9pm Saturday and 10am-4pm on a Sunday.
The store offers a wide range of products from everyday necessities to something a little more special. The store offer includes: fresh and local fruit and vegetables, an in-store bakery offering breads and pastries, chilled beers and wines, fresh and frozen product, Truly Irresistible product ranges, a Deli, a café,
Costa Coffee, a fish counter, The Works, Dorothy Perkins, Julian Charles, a key cutting service and electrical goods.
The store also offers a travel agent, photo booth, Paypoint, Collect Plus, Lottery, foreign currency, a car park and a free cash machine.
Notes to editors
About Central England Co-operative
Central England Co-operative is one of the largest independent retail co-operative societies in the UK. It is a modern, forward-looking organisation employing over 8,000 staff, with gross sales of £927 million in 2016/17. The Society recently celebrated being named Leading Co-operative of the Year 2016 by Co-operatives UK. The Society’s principal areas of activity are food, funeral services, and property investment. Central England Co-operative has over 400 trading outlets across 16 counties including; West Midlands, Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Staffordshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Nottinghamshire, Northamptonshire, Lincolnshire, West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, Suffolk, Norfolk, Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire. The Society has an ambitious food store development programme for 2017.
Central England Co-operative is proud of its reputation for ethical business practices and corporate responsibility. It is a member of Business in the Community, the membership organisation that stands for responsible business, and has also won many business awards for excellence. The Society supports a number of charities including Newlife Foundation for Disabled Children and invests a percentage of its trading profit into local communities.
Becoming a member of Central England Co-operative offers a whole host of benefits ranging from collecting points every time you spend in store to earn a share of the profits, access to members activities and community initiatives including the Community Dividend Fund, which hands out grants of up to £5,000 to charities and good causes across the Society’s trading estate.
Find out how to become a Central England Co-operative member by calling 0800 0501 601, emailing members@centralengland.coop or visiting https://www.members.coop
For more information visit www.centralengland.coop, follow Central England Co-operative on Twitter: @mycoopfood, and on Facebook: facebook.com/centralenglandcooperative
Rob Smyth / Heather Clapton at Central England Co-operative on 01543 414140
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